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C. F. 'HAKE, JR.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 15. 1920.

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CHARLES E. HARE, JR., OF ST. BERNARD, OHIO, ASSIG'NOR 0F ONE-HALF TO THEHEEKIN CAN COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

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Application filed March 15, 1920. Serial No. 365,791.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES F. HAKE, Jr., a citizen of the United Statesof America, and a resident of St. Bernard, in the county of Hamilton andState of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cans ofwhich the following is a specification.

An object of my invention is a hinge for cans and can tops that will notrequire the use of a pin to secure the hinged top to a can body.

Another object is to provide a can hinge that is simple of constructionand economical both as to material and labor necessary to attach the lidto the body.

These and other objects are attained by the hinge for cans and can topsdescribed in the following specification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1, is a fragmental perspective viewof my invention applied to a can and a can top, part of the can topbeing broken away.

Fig. 2, is a view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3, is a fragmental perspective view of a can body to which myinvention has been applied.

Fig. 4:, is a fragmental perspective view of a can body showing amodified form of my invention.

Fig. 5, is a fragmental perspective view of a can body showing anothermodification of my invention.

My invention comprises a canbody having a ridge adjoining its edge and aseries of apertures directly below the ridge. A series of hooks or eyeson the lid extend through these, apertures and encircle the ridgedportion of the can. I

The can body A has near its upper edge a series of apertures a. A curvedridge a is formed or pressed in the can body directly above theapertures. All that section of the can above the upper edge of the ridgeis eliminated or cut off. The ridge can be formed at the upper edge ofthe can and in that way there will be no part of the can cut: off.However, it has been found advisable to form this ridge at a distancebelow the upper edge of the can body.

On the top B is formed a series of tongues.

These tongues are turned upon themselves into a circular shape formingan eye or hook of suiiicient diameter to encircle the ridge a and tomove freely around it.

In the modified form of my invention, shown in Fig. 4L, the can sectionabove the ridge is turned downward upon and over the groove a forming aflange, and serves to strengthen the ridge a. This flange a of the canis contained within the diameter of the ridge, thereby permitting theeyes 6 to encircle the ridge and the downturned flange of the can whenthe can top is attached to the body.

In the modified form of my invention, shown in Fig. 5, the can sections,that in the preceding descriptions were disclosed as being punched outof the can to form the apertures a, are in this form severed from thecan bod A only on three sides, forming a flap or lug a, the unseveredside being that one closest to the ridge a. This flap is then turnedupward over the groove a and, similarly to the section (4 is containedwithin the diameter of ridge 0;. The flange a is turned downward as inthe modification shown in Fig. 4:. The eye Z) encircles both theseturned sections.

The eye 2) fits over the ridge in any of these forms. The apertures andthe rid e, together with the inturned sections in t e modified forms,perform the duties of both an eye formed on the can body and of a jointpin that is required to attach the can top to the body in other kinds ofcans having a hinged top. The lid is hingedly connected to the body bythe means disclosed, permitting the lid to be opened or closed.

What I claim is 1. A can comprising a can body having a rib near itsupper edge extending from one side of the body whereby a groove isformed in the other side of the body, and a down turned flange cut fromthe can body eXtending downwardly over the groove, and a can top havinghooks encircling the rib, the groove and the flange. I

2. In a can the combination of a can body having a rib adjacent to theupper edge, a flange downturned from the upper edge and registering withthe rib and apertures below the rib formed by turning lugs up over therib, and a can top having hooks encircling the rib the flange and thelugs.

3. A can comprising a can body having a 5 rib near its upper edgeextending from one side of the body whereby a groove is formed in theother side of the body and having a downturned flange out from the bodyintermediate the rib ends extending downwardly over the groove, and acan top having hooks l0 encircling the rib, the groove and the flange.In witness whereof, I have subscribed my name this 10 day of March,1920.

CHARLES F. HAKE, JR.

